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Joe Biden’s campaign website says he believes the Green New Deal is a « crucial framework » for addressing the environmental and economic challenges of climate change
But during his first presidential debate of 2020 with President Donald Trump on Tuesday night, Biden made a startling statement – at least for the Republican president
« No, I don’t support the Green New Deal, » Biden said, after Trump repeatedly tried to tie the Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president to the ambitious resolution, dubiously claiming it did would cost $ 100 trillion and eliminate planes and the cows
Joe Biden: « The Green New Deal is not my plan… No, I do not support the Green New Deal » # Debates2020 picTwittercom / Dkq8Xcdj12
Trump sought to use Biden’s statement on Tuesday night to sow discord among more progressive supporters of his challenger
« Oh, right? » he said « Well that’s a big statement It means you’ve just lost the radical left »
But for the so-called « radical left » authors of the Green New Deal, Biden’s position came as no surprise
“I support the Green New Deal and vote for Vice President Joe Biden,” Sen Ed Markey – who wrote the Green New Deal with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and made it a central part of his campaign. re-election – said in a statement after Tuesday night’s debate,
« Donald Trump is wrong », added the Massachusetts senator « The progressive left is with Joe Biden, and we will pass a Green New Deal »
In a separate post, Markey suggested that the youth-led movement for the Green New Deal would at least defeat Trump and urge the Biden administration to take « aggressive climate action »
The Green New Deal movement will defeat Donald Trump and his fossil fuel cronies We will elect Joe Biden and fight to push through the aggressive climate action we need We will work together to deliver a fair and equitable future for all children
Unlike many of his main Democratic opponents, Biden has never fully embraced the Green New Deal, which broadly calls for a 10-year national mobilization to fight climate change while ensuring Americans have access to health care, jobs and housing
Biden said during the debate that he supports his own $ 2 trillion climate plan, which similarly proposes to accelerate investments in renewables to spur economic growth and includes aggressive targets, such as achieving zero net carbon emissions by 2050
Ocasio-Cortez also on Tuesday evening rejected an attempt to incite intra-party feuds by former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway
« This is not news, Kellyanne, » the New York Democrat tweeted, noting that her « differences » with Biden were « exactly » why she joined – and led – a task force on the unity with former Massachusetts senator John Kerry to help shape the Biden campaign climate plan
Our differences are exactly why I joined Biden’s Climate Unit Working Group – so we can put our differences aside & is developing an aggressive climate plan to deal with the planetary crisis at our feet
Trump, who has championed his administration’s sweeping environmental deregulations, admitted during the debate that he believes human activity is contributing to climate change to some extent. «
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World news – United States – Ed Markey responds to Joe Biden saying he does not support the Green New Deal
